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- Allegiant reports 40th consecutive profitable quarter
Allegiant Travel, the parent company of Allegiant Air, reported $14.8 million in earnings for the fourth quarter. The quarter marked the 40th profitable quarter in a row for the Las Vegas-based airline. "We're just going to be a cash machine going forward," Allegiant CEO Maurice Gallagher said. Las Vegas Sun
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- Airbus to use lithium-ion batteries for A350
Airbus said it plans to go ahead with lithium-ion batteries in its latest design for the A350. "We studied the integration of these batteries on the A350 very carefully," Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier said. "I am very relaxed about this." Reuters
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- Study: Wet extraction will lead to highest algae yields
A study published in Environmental Science and Technology examined whether producing biofuel from algae would be viable. The study by Cornell researchers used computer simulations to predict the maximum yields from algae, and found the process of wet extraction provided the highest yield when combined with other techniques. PhysOrg.com
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- Boeing engineers performed 787 inspection for FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration relied on Boeing engineers to certify the Dreamliner 787s. "We provide rigorous oversight," the agency said. John McGraw, former FAA deputy safety director, said, "[T]his has been done since the start of the FAA. This is really just an extension of that, with better oversight than they had back then.” Bloomberg
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- GAO issues report on TSA plan to use bomb-sniffing dogs
The Government Accountability Office has released a report questioning the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration's plan to add bomb-sniffing dogs to its passenger-screening program. The report highlights repeated failure by canine teams to undergo the required four hours of training every four weeks and a lack of monitoring of the dogs' effectiveness. "TSA has developed a risk-based deployment methodology that it continues to evaluate and modify, as needed. TSA will deploy future teams to the highest-priority airports as identified by both operational and risk-based analysis," wrote Jim Crumpacker, director of the TSA's liaison with GAO, in a reply to the report. USA Today
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- How to ensure that retraining efforts stick
Even experienced employees sometimes need to be retrained following a change in policies or procedures, Eric Friedman writes. You can help them succeed by itemizing each new task that the employee needs to learn and make sure you follow up after three to six months. Also, it's important that employees understand why they're being retrained, Friedman writes. Blogging4Jobs
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